我哥从工作就开始贴补我
“My brother has started paying me since he started working.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
能回报家里
“and repay the family.”
我哥从 工作 就开始 贴补 我
“My brother has started paying me since he started working.”
“However, he also earns a salary.”
“My brother has done everything he could for me, so do not demand too much from him.”
In traditional and modern Chinese families, eldest siblings often shoulder substantial financial duties to help their younger brothers and sisters establish themselves.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to subsidize; to provide financial help for living expenses
A colloquial term commonly used for regular financial allowances given by working family members to support poorer relatives.
starting from...
Standard temporal pattern used to indicate the inception point of an ongoing habitual action.